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DDG is an internationally renowned planning, architecture, interiors, graphics, and design company unique in its ability to deliver dynamic, extraordinary solutions to place-making in cities, towns and suburbs all over the world. With a strong history of providing superior expertise in many successful commercial endeavors–notably Istinye Park in Istanbul, Turkey, the award winning themed movie destinations of Muvico Theaters and the ICSC award winning Easton Town Center near Columbus, Ohio–the fi rm’s successful track record is reinforced time and again with numerous awards received for designs that work in the real world. DDG will formulate and design the highest and best use for property, utilizing our strongest asset: creative design.
ISTINYE PARKIstanbul, Turkey
XI CHENGShenzhen, China
ABOUT DDGDDG’s vast portfolio includes exciting new retail and entertainment concepts, fi rst-class hotel, leisure, and resort facilities, unique offi ce and residential designs, town/leisure centers and large mixed-use destinations offering a wide range of elements and activities. A host of prestigious domestic and international clients seek DDG’s multi-disciplinary professional services for themed environments, entertainment/retail, regional planning, waterfront development, urban and suburban revitalization, specialty center development, and creative concept generation for land use and project feasibility.
As a recognized industry leader with a widely admired capacity for the innovative design of real-world scenarios that form a coherent and exhilarating interplay of people and place, DDG has won more than 100 national and international design awards over the past decade. DDG has received top honors and accolades for projects of every imaginable scale and scope and in all corners of the globe. The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Pacifi c Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) and both the domestic and European branches of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) have all recognized DDG with prestigious awards.
DDG’s multilingual teams create projects from the fi rm’s Baltimore, Maryland (USA) headquarters, offering extensive experience in virtually every aspect of development. Fluent in over 25 languages, the company’s design specialists command diverse resources to create destinations harmoniously integrated with their surroundings and culturally attuned to the lifestyles of their clients and customers.
DDG’s novel ability to integrate multiple disciplines has found dramatic expression in celebrated hubs of activity everywhere – truly memorable places where ideas and commerce, dreams and lifestyles converge in new and sensational ways.
HEADQUARTERS1979, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
LEADERSHIPchairman, c.e.o. + president
AHSIN RASHEED
vice president + director of operations
VALERIE CATAFFA
senior partner
JIM ANDREONE
partners
BRANDON DIAMOND
RAJESH GULATI
SAAD IRSHAID
ROBERT NORTHFIELD
TONY VAN VLIET
DUSTIN WATSON
EMPLOYEES80 in home offi ce, fl uent in over 25 languages
NATIONAL HARBORWashington, DC, USA
GAOERJI ROADDalian, China
PROJECTSProjects built in over 20 countries
ALDHIYAFA | Mecca, Saudi Arabia
AKMERKEZ | Istanbul, Turkey
BLUE COURTYARDS | Linping, China
BUR JUMAN CENTRE | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CORNELL TOWN CENTER | Toronto, Canada
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT | San Francisco, California, USA
DREAMLAND | Cairo, Egypt
EASTGATE | Harare, Zimbabwe
EASTON TOWN CENTER | Columbus, Ohio, USA
EXPO XPLORE | Durban, South Africa
HOLIDAY INN BALI HAI RESORT | Bali, Indonesia
ISTINYE PARK | Istanbul, Turkey
LOURESHOPPING | Lisbon, Portugal
MUVICO THEATERS | Various Locations, USA
NATIONAL HARBOR | Washington, DC, USA
PONDOK INDAH MALL | Jakarta, Indonesia
ROBERTSON WALK | Singapore
SAN MARINO SHOPPING | Guayaquil, Ecuador
TOWN SQUARE | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
VIVA CITY | Mumbai, India
VIZCAYA AT JINQIAO | Shanghai, China
WESTGATE CITY CENTER | Glendale, Arizona, USA
XI CHENG | Shenzhen, China
ZONK’IZIZWE | Midrand, South Africa
NEWSDDG is excited to announce the recent grand opening of Ülker Sports Arena, home of the Fenerbahçe Ülker basketball team!
Istinye Park is the Retail Properties category winner of the 2012 FIABCI Prix d’Exellence!
Ülker Sports Arena is part of the state-of-the art AtaPark sports, lifestyle and entertainment development comprising of the multiuse arena, shopping, hotel, parking, offi ces, cinemas and theater uses focused around an interactive multimedia events plaza for the city of Istanbul.
Istinye Park is an open-air lifestyle center, with central town park, world-class street-side shopping and two levels of specialty retail, offers a relaxed atmosphere, while the department store anchors present a fresh take on an enclosed mall.
ÜLKER SPORTS ARENA AT ATAPARKISTANBUL, TURKEY
ISTINYE PARKISTANBUL, TURKEY
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EXPO XPLOREDurban, South Africa
EASTON TOWN CENTERColumbus, Ohio, USA
2012FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Category Winner: Retail Properties ISTINYE PARK | Istanbul, Turkey
2011South African Council of Shopping Centers (SACSC) Awards Merit Award: Retail Design + Development Awards THE ZONE@ROSEBANK PHASE 2 | Johannesburg, South Africa
2010Global Retail Leisure International Awards Category Winner: Future Project ZONK’IZIZWE | Midrand, South Africa
2009ICSC Europe Design & Development Award First Place Design Award: New Development - Very Large ISTINYE PARK | Istanbul, Turkey
Clinton Climate Initiative/US Green Building Council One of sixteen projects on six continents that will participate in the Climate Positive Development Program ZONK’IZIZWE | Midrand, South Africa
ICSC US Design and Development Awards Silver Award: Innovative Design & Development of A New Project TOWN SQUARE | Las Vegas, Nevada
ICSC US Design and Development Awards Silver Award: Renovation or Expansion of an Existing Project BAYSHORE TOWN CENTER | Glendale, Wisconsin
2008Global Retail Leisure International Awards Category Winner: International Retail & Leisure Destination of the Year TOWN SQUARE | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2007Cityscape India Best Retail Project Award (Future) VIVA CITY | Mumbai, India
2006Pacifi c Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget Award Award of Merit: International Residential VIZCAYA AT JINQIAO | Shanghai, China
ULI Awards for Excellence Finalist – Europe LOURESHOPPING | Lisbon, Portugal
ULI Awards for Excellence Finalist – The Americas SOUTHSIDE WORKS | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Category Winner: Retail Properties PONDOK INDAH MALL PHASE II | Jakarta, Indonesia
ICSC International Design & Development Awards Certifi cate of Merit: Innovative Design & Construction of a New Project MARKET STREET AT THE WOODLANDS | The Woodlands, Texas, USA
2004ICSC Design & Development Award Certifi cate of Merit: Innovative Design & Construction of a New Project SAN MARINO SHOPPING | Guayaquil, Ecuador
2003NAIOP, Northern Virginia Chapter Best Building, Low-rise (1-3 stories) FAIRFAX CORNER | Fairfax, Virginia, USA
2002ICSC Design & Development Award First Place Design Award: Renovation or Expansion of an Existing Project MENLYN PARK | Pretoria, South Africa
2001ISP/VM+SD International Store Design Competition Merit Award: Entertainment Facility MUVICO STARLIGHT 20 | Tampa, Florida, USA
2000Society for Environmental Graphic Design Juror’s Award MUVICO PARADISE 24 | Davie, Florida, USA
ICSC Design & Development Award Design Award: Innovative Design of a New Project EASTON TOWN CENTER | Columbus, Ohio, USA
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AWARDSDDG’s diverse portfolio of national and international works has been recognized with over 100 prestigious international design and real estate awards over the past decade.
This is a representative sample of awards and honors.
MALL OF ISTANBULIstanbul, Turkey
TOWN SQUARELas Vegas, Nevada, USA
DDG was the design consultant on this project, working with Marnell Corrao Associates, the architect of record.
3700 O’Donnell StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21224 USA
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